Finally a good new for Samsung fans. Pre-Bookings for the most awaited Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ phones have begun in India. Potential buyers can pre-book the highly acclaimed phones via Samsung’s online and offline channels. Samsung launched the latest flagship smartphone at the Galaxy Unpacked 2018 right before the 2018 Mobile World Congress, to ensure that they get all the limelight at the event. The new phones are better than you could’ve expected. There are tons of changes in the new models, including improved cameras, Bixby Vision, Augmented Reality Emojis, and Face Recognition. The phones are sleeker then ever, with the infinity display, reduced bezels on upper and lower margins, faster processors, and AKG-tuned dual speakers. Samsung has announced that it will begin taking pre-orders from March 2 in India, however, pre-bookings for the Galaxy S9 have already begun.

Launch Dates & Pre-Bookings

The launched dates for India still remain a mystery. It has been announced that Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ will be launched on March 16 in selected markets – but whether India is one of these selected markets is still unknown. Meanwhile, Samsung has played a clever move to boost sales – buyers in India can pre-book their Samsung Galaxy S9 and/ or Samsung Galaxy S9+ for merely ₹2,000. Pre-booking will ensure that you get to be among the first few people to receive the latest phones.

How to Pre-Book Online

If you want to pre-book, you can do it on the Samsung e-store, from today itself, by making a down payment of Rs. 2,000. On the pre-booking page, you’ll will have to fill in certain required details such as the name, mobile number, email ID, colour of the smartphone etc. Once the procedure is finished, you will receive a notification via SMS/ email from Samsung confirming the pre-booking.
One you have finished the pre-booking process, Samsung or its authorised third party will update you with info regarding the balance amount pending, and by when it should be paid to get the smartphone. If you fail to deposit the pending amount before the due date, your pre-booking amount will be refunded into your bank account before 7 working days.

How to Pre-Book offline

If you want to pre-book the phones at Samsung’s offline stores, you will have to register via the Pre-book app available at the respective outlets. The booking amount is the same (₹2000) in this method as well.

Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ price, specifications

The Samsung Galaxy S9 will be priced at $719.99 (nearly Rs. 46,600) in USA, while the Samsung Galaxy S9+ will be available at $839.99 (nearly Rs. 54,400). Samsung has hinted that this phone may be launched in India by March, given that pre-bookings are already open. The exact price of the phones in India is yet to be announced, at the India launch event of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+.

The Galaxy S9 features a 5.8-inch QHD+ Curved Super AMOLED 18.5:9 display. Meanwhile the Samsung Galaxy S9+ packs a 6.2-inch QHD+ Curved Super AMOLED 18.5:9 display. The Galaxy S9 duo is powered by a 10nm 64-bit octa-core SoC, which varies as per region. In the US and other select markets, it is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC, with four cores clocked at 2.8GHz and four cores clocked at 1.7GHz. In other regions, including India, it will be powered by the Samsung Exynos 9810 SoC, with four cores clocked at 2.7GHz and four cores clocked at 1.7GHz. You get the Android 8 Oreo experience out of the box and IP68 water + dust resistance as well.

The smartphones will be available in 64/ 128/ 256GB storage options with support for up to 400GB microSD cards. Connectivity options include Gigabit LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, USB Type-C, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, and, yes, the 3.5mm headphone jack. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S9 packs a 3000mAh battery and the Galaxy S9+ is fuelled by a 3500mAh battery.